Start George Pickens or Michael Wilson? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start George Pickens over Michael Wilson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have George Pickens at 14.1 points and Michael Wilson at 13.6, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.1 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for George Pickens is 70 receiving yards and 4-5 receptions, with a 36% chance to score a touchdown (11, 8 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for Michael Wilson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Michael Wilson is 59 receiving yards and 5-6 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (11, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts George Pickens 0.5 points ahead of Michael Wilson on the market projections.

Injury status

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Michael Wilson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, George Pickens played 84 percent of DAL snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 2 against WAS: 42 of 55 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

George Pickens, Week 3 against BAL: 63 of 74 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

George Pickens, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 75 yards.

George Pickens, Week 5 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Michael Wilson played 90 percent of ARI snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Wilson, Week 2 against SEA: 47 of 50 snaps, 7 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 3 against SF: 81 of 87 snaps, 17 targets and 11 catches for 89 yards, 1 touchdown.

Michael Wilson, Week 4 against NYG: 62 of 66 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 95 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 5 against DET: 61 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Michael Wilson played 17 games for ARI and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 733 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start George Pickens over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over George Pickens.
• Start Chris Olave over George Pickens.
• Start Michael Wilson over Carnell Tate.
• Start Chris Olave over Michael Wilson.
• Start Christian Watson over Michael Wilson.